Ep 15: Open borders, free trade! | Ajay Shah on autarky, globalisation, and pragmatism

Pranay believes that nationalism is not only unavoidable, but unfairly criticised by liberals and libertarians.But what exactly is a nation? Isn't nationalism often linked with violence and exclusion?...

9 Feb 1h 57min

Kumar Anand believes that more liberty is always better than less liberty. As a libertarian, he argues that many problems can be traced back to too much state power and too little individual freedom.B...

2 Des 20252h 28min

Shephali Bhatt argues that we cannot, and should not, separate art from the artist. To her, art is not created in a vacuum. It is an extension of the artist.But should art always be judged by its crea...

1 Nov 20251h 44min

Murali Neelakantan says we simply cannot allow people to suffer because they are unable afford a drug that already exists. He argues that India must make healthcare free, universal, and funded by the ...

30 Sep 20252h 20min

Parth Shah argues that part of the unraveling of globalized, liberal democracies is the way political parties themselves are designed. If parties are the central lever of democratic life, should they ...

30 Aug 20251h 52min

Bhuvana Anand believes that libertarians fall short of maximizing human flourishing because their worldview lacks space for coercion. But who gets to decide what the “right” kind of coercion looks lik...

29 Jun 20251h 38min

Dr. Shilpi Bhattacharya believes monopolies are a problem and competition regulation is essential. But what exactly makes monopolies harmful? Isn't state interference worse? And doesn't regulation jus...

31 Mai 20252h 24min